Videos: Police Conspire to Shut Down OWS Nationwide By Michael Chester

19 November 2011 — Veterans Today

Similar Tactics in Use Throughout the Country

In recent days, a pattern has appeared across the country in the actions of police in dealing with the peaceful protesters taking part in the OWS movement. This coordinated effort leads many to suspect the dark presence of the Federal government in what should be a local event.

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Libya Newslinks 19 November 2011

19 November 2011 — williambowles.info

Qaddafi son Saif caught in S. Libya
CBS News
Free Libya TV broadcast an image said to be Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam after his arrest in the south of Libya, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (CBS) Muammar Qaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam — the only wanted member of the ousted ruling family to remain …
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57328137/qaddafi-son-saif-caught-in-s-libya/

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Blue Scholars – 'Cinemetropolis'

19 November 2011

Came across Blue Scholars some years back on Rootdownfm.com. This Seattle-based Indie hip-hop band create politically conscious lyrics, funky music and this is their latest offering and I think their best so far. Check it out. (See also: Bayani from the album Bayani Redux and No Rest for the Weary from Blue Scholars. At the end of the track you get to pick from other tracks off the album.

Title track from Cinemetropolis. This song is owned by Blue Scholars and the people who pledged towards The Cinemetropolis Project. Enjoy

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Johnny Griffin Live at the Village Vanguard

19 November 2011

Video clip of tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin soloing over an up tempo blues, filmed at the Village Vanguard with Ronnie Matthews piano, Ray Drummond bass, and Kenny Washington drums.

The Village Vanguard was my Monday night hangout for a while when I lived NYC. Monday was Big Band night that included the ever-changing and on the edge Gil Evans Band and Frank Foster’s ‘Loud Minority’. Both had ensembles made up of the best that NYC’s musos could provide. Memorable nights indeed, propped up at the bar, beer in hand listening to the real world music, Jazz.

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Wikileaks Newslinks 19 November 2011 – US warned Kenya against invading Somalia

19 November 2011 — williambowles.info

WikiLeaks: US warned Kenya against invading Somalia
MiamiHerald.com
By ALAN BOSWELL NAIROBI, Kenya — US cables made public by WikiLeaks show that the United States warned Kenya two years ago not to launch an offensive in southern Somalia against al-Qaida-allied al-Shabab rebels, but a US official also offered to check …
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/18/2508935/wikileaks-us-warned-kenya-against.html

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Calling for an Attack on Iran: US, Israel Politicians are "Detached From Reality" BY Devon DB

19 November 2011 — Global Research

In the wake of the recent IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear program, Israel and its Western allies are once again pushing for a military confrontation with Iran. While they argue that confrontation with Iran is a rational action, in actuality the US and Israeli governments are showing just how much they are detached from reality.

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Calling for an Attack on Iran: US, Israel Politicians are “Detached From Reality” BY Devon DB

19 November 2011 — Global Research

In the wake of the recent IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear program, Israel and its Western allies are once again pushing for a military confrontation with Iran. While they argue that confrontation with Iran is a rational action, in actuality the US and Israeli governments are showing just how much they are detached from reality.

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Stop NATO news: November 19, 2011

19 November 2011 — Stop NATO

  • Pentagon ‘To Spread Out Through All Of Asia’ Openly Now
  • U.S., Allies To Hold Largest Amphibious Assault Exercise In Ten Years
  • NATO As ‘Guarantor Of Energy Security’ In Europe, Black Sea
  • NATO Training Mission-Iraq Briefs Allied Military Attachés In Baghdad
  • U.S. Submarine Force’s No. 2 Inspects NATO Mediterranean Operations Continue reading

Stop NATO news: November 18, 2011

18 November 2011 — Stop NATO

  • NATO Holds First Live-Fire Test Of Interceptor Missile System
  • Video And Text: Cameron of Arabia, Sarkozy of Damascus And Libya Model For Syria
  • Britain, France, Germany Push UN Resolution On Syria
  • U.S. Seeks News Blackout Of Afghan Strategic Deal
  • India Headed For Full SCO Membership: Russian Foreign Minister
  • U.S. Air Force Trains NATO, EU For Interoperability
  • U.S. Asia-Pacific Strategy Comes Brings Steep Price

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Information Clearing House Newsletter 18 November 2011: Arundhati Roy : We Are Fighting For Justice

18 November 2011 — Information Clearing House

Syria Targeted for Imperialist Intrigue after Arab League Suspension
By Chris Marsden
Wednesday’s three-day deadline by the Arab League for Syria to meet its terms is a political provocation. It presents terms that the Syrian government cannot possibly accept, to allow other Middle Eastern regimes to continue an imperialist-backed intervention against Damascus.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29761.htm

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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks , 18 November 2011: Israel Grabs Palestinian Lands To Expand Religious Kibbutz

18 November 2011 — VTJP

News

International Middle East Media Center

PCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians killed, 17 wounded by Israeli forces in last 2 weeks
IMEMC – In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (for the two week period of 03 – 16 November 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that 4 Palestinians, including a civilian, a member of the Palestinian Marine Police and two resistance fighters, were killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. …

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